What is the name of the instrument we use on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What is the shofar?
100
What is Rosh Hashanah?
What is the beginning of the Jewish new year?
100
What is the holiest holiday in Judaism?
What is Yom Kippur?
100
What color do people traditionally wear during the High Holidays?
What is white?
200
Because of the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, people put the heads of _____ on the table during the celebration.
What is fish?
200
What is a shofar made out of?
What is a ram's horn?
200
How do you wish people a happy rosh hashanah in Hebrew? Hint: Translates to 'Have a sweet and happy new year'
What is Shana Tova Umetukah.
200
What material do people traditionally avoid wearing on Yom Kippur?
What is leather?
200
What is a kitel?
What is a white robe worn by the service leader during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
300
According to tradition, how many seeds does a pomegranate have? Hint: It is the number of mitzvot or good deeds that a person can do throughout their lifetime.
What is 613?
300
Name one of the three sounds a shofar makes.
What is Tkiah, Teruah and Sh'varim?
300
What does Rosh Hashanah mean?
What is head of the year?
300
How long does the Yom Kippur fast last?
What is from sunset to sunset (25 hours!)
300
How many times can you try to apologize to someone before Yom Kippur?
What is three?
400
Name one of the 7 fruits or vegetables listed in the bible called the Seven Species of Israel.
What is wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, olives and dates?
400
What animal's horn cannot be used to make a shofar?
What is a cow/bull (because of the golden calf)?
400
What does the word teshuva mean? Hint: It's one of the things you are supposed to do between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
What is repentance?
400
Name one of the things we don't do on Yom Kippur.
What is eat, drink, wear perfume, brush teeth, wear leather, play music, etc.?
400
During which Jewish month do we observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
What is tishrei?
500
Why do we eat round challah on Rosh Hashanah? (There are multiple right answers)
What is creation of the world/ cycles of the year?
500
Why do we blow the shofar? (there are multiple answers)
What is because that's the way holidays were announced during biblical times OR the loud sound is a wake up call for our souls?
500
The Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are called the Days of...?
What is the Days of Awe?
500
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur?
What is to concentrate on the past year and your relationship with God, to focus on prayer, to feel holy, etc.?
500
What is the number of times a shofar can be heard during a Rosh Hashanah service? Hint: It is between 50 and 300